chiandre

chiandre

EDUCATION;HOMECARE;MATERNAL-CHILD; PSYCH

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  1. Expressing gratitude and appreciation to co-workers

    chiandre replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    When you appreciate your coworkers, you make your work easier and more enjoyable! :) Thanks OP for a great

  2. Staying Alive, Staying Alive, Staying Alive

    chiandre replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    My stress reliever is "hanging out" with my friends once a week, and having hilarious talks and laughter over anything and everything. Sometimes it is just talk, going for a walk, going window...

  3. Discrimination in the workplace

    chiandre replied to Parrotindistress's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just because somebody does not think what he/she is doing or saying is wrong or adversely affecting other people, is not an excuse to condone discrimination against anyboody - especially in the...

  4. L'Shana Tova

    chiandre replied to RNsRWe's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Enjoy! Happy New

  5. Please Start!

    chiandre replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Please STOP complaining about how you are not enjoying your job anymore - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!

  6. Nurses don't do anything

    chiandre replied to Dtermnd2Bgreat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Next time remind them that: Without nurses, who will stop the Demi-god doctors from harming the patients? Nurses are overworked and

  7. If I hear this one more time, I'm going to lose it!!

    chiandre replied to pixiedu2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The worst saying is "We are doing this before you came here and we will continue after you leave. Do not change it if it is not broken" So why are we even going to nursing school? We should just...

  8. My daughter passed the NCLEX

    chiandre replied to Keane68's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats!

  9. Giving versus taking...lol

    chiandre replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I love giving any type of injections, but I hate getting them. Last flu season, I cried like a baby when I received the flu shot. I was sobbing before and after the

  10. Finished my MSN-Ed today....

    chiandre replied to LindseyRN86's topic in Western Governors University

    YAY!!!!! Congrats! I am so proud of you. Good

  11. Maternity Clinicals

    chiandre replied to DrLeeAnn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    To expose my students to every facets of OB nursing, I use in-patient postpartum, antepartum, Labor and Delivery, NICU and Newborn Nursery. On low census days, we go to OB/GYN clinic and Family...

  12. Discovered a possible diversion of meds, now what?

    chiandre replied to msnurse123's topic in Patient Medications

    Yep! You should make the incident report. You found the incident, you should make the report. As for what other people think, no worries, you have the professional duty to safe guard your patients...

  13. Discovered a possible diversion of meds, now what?

    chiandre replied to msnurse123's topic in Patient Medications

    If you did not report it, you may be blamed for aiding and abetting. That nurse is a dangerous practitioner if she does not get help for her addiction. Just in case the charge nurse decides to...

  14. Thoughts/advice?

    chiandre replied to Maladroit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My suggestion is to start from Mother-Baby unit before going to Labor and Delivery unit. L&D is the ICU of Obstetrics. You will need a good nursing foundation before going there. As a Labor...

  15. Aced my first exams!!!

    chiandre replied to KStudentNurse70's topic in General Students

    YAY!!! Good job!

  16. Nurse, Madonna, and waitress??

    chiandre replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    During a family thanksgiving dinner two years ago, one of my cousins who is a family practitioner/attending, got drunk and made a general announcement to the family that nurses are just maids for the...

  17. You know you're tired when...

    chiandre replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    I was called to do overtime from 11p to 8a. I kissed my husband goodbye, got in the car and decided to close my eyes for a second before starting the engine.. The next thing remembered was my...

  18. Feeling Very Hopeless

    chiandre replied to melp718's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    OP, in NYC, it is who you know. Start networking. Join LinkedIn. Volunteer. Have you tried working through nursing agencies? Instead of depression, pray and trust God. Good

  19. clinical--dont know how to use automated VS "machine"

    chiandre replied to mollysaunt's topic in General Students

    Nurses who ask "Dumb" questions are

  20. Malpractice Insurance

    chiandre replied to mariebailey's topic in General Nursing

    Try NSO@

  21. Me... Me... Me: A Sense of Entitlement

    chiandre replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I had an antepartum patient that was very nice and cooperative with medical and nursing regimen. According to her, she is a queen in her country. However, as soon as her husband comes to visit she...

  22. I PASSED

    chiandre replied to NICU Guy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    YAY!!!!

  23. How do you feel about nursing?

    chiandre replied to m_n_b_96's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing will be what you want it to be. Experience it firsthand. Do not worry about the perspectives of others. By the way, NP is a good choice. Good

  24. How do you get experience w/o any?

    chiandre replied to OnlyDreaming's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Network, network, network... Don't forget to ask your nursing school professors. Most of them have "contacts" in higher places. Recently, I just got two of my students hired because the hiring...

  25. Things I wish I could tell my patients

    chiandre replied to vintagemother's topic in Psychiatric

    I read that in some countries, mentally-ill patients are jailed or even killed. Yes, people misunderstand psychiatric patients. There are so many myths about them. I am glad you can vent here. As...